Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-01-07
THE ELOPEM!ENT..
a Legend or the Shore.

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days. in an old seaport town, whose
glory has long since departed. Its
last decaying wharyes had once echoed
to the tread of busy feet, and many
very stately ships had been moored
beside them. st1ss =@ Dem.
Now, as in my childhood days. no
proud ships finds q haven in the still
waters ofits harbor; it's deserted ship
yards ring no more with the sound OF
axe or Hammer; the busy hum Of COM
nerce is stilled, and a silence, broken
only by the fisherman's call, or the
merry laughter ofsome yachting party,
peryades what was once a very busy,
thriving place. ,: d .s:.
But commerce has left traces of
wealth behind, and I remember some
old fashioned, though stately houses,
standing near the shore. . 4
These were the homes of some of
NeR highlands famous sea captains.
and III one Of theseold houses passed
those happy summer days 49, 3, r
i The men of the family had all been
sailo16 commanding some OF the finest
and best known American ships. No
ports had been too distant for them,
and they had brought home, as gifts,
spoils from every cline. Now, I'LL
dead and gone, the women of the fami-
" lived alone, surrounded by treas
ures from over the sea. rs, & ss5
III The old friend who had charge OF us
was very fond Of children, and was
never happier than when relating to
ms. the stories OF sea and shore, with
which her mind was stored; and when
q rainy. day came, driving US from
tho beach, weliked thing betterthan'
TO listensto her charming legends.
I will repeat to you as nearly ash
can remember, the story Of the
slopement that took place many
years ago. As Ireeall it, I seem to
thear ngain the musical voice. long
since hushed, to which the swapping Of
the wood fire upon the hearth, and the
distant booming Of the surf upon the
beach, formed a fitting accompani-
ment. w. A.aa4 -@slr' 5a@s Il 3 I
IA long time ago, when T was a.little
girl tho events happened that ] am
about to relate to you. My grand
mother knew all about it, and 1often
heard her tell the story to the:young
folks, in my day, as I am telling it to
you. .2 #y'
81 In that large, old fashioned house,
which stands on the brow OF Beach
Hill, lived very wealthy gentleman,
called Judge Cushman. s
/ say he lived there, but he only
spent part OF the year in the little
town Of S., for his business kept
him in the city during the winter
months; but as soon as the warm
days came the house would be opened,
and he would ride through the town
in his big coach, drawn by four horses
and driven by colored coachman.
The Judge was widower, and lived
alone with his servants and an old
housekeeper. So you may imagine the
surprise OF the villagers one day early in
the spring OF 1912, when they heard
that Squire Cushman, as he was called,
had brought home with him a lovely
young girl.
h At first all thought that he had
married again, but soon the report
was circulated that his niece had
come from England alone, with Only q
maid to attend her, to visit him. And
a long visit We all thought it would be,
Z for war had just been declared with
Great Britain, and probably there
would be no friendly intercourse be,
tween the two countries for q long
time. @s .45f s t.. 81
OF course all were anxious to SEQ the
]. new conner, but none were gratified
until the following Sabbath, when she
appeared at church with the old
Squire. as&l 81 f3s.@s t5.s 81
s3 She was q true English maiden, with
lair hair and lustrous blue eyes, and q
completion in which lilies and roses
were sklllfully blended by nature
hand. She was the .'obsarvs,l' 81 al
observers" but bore herself moo estly,
4 sssming unconscious OF the gaze Of all
! around her. !, \ eYsys
Many were the questions asked,
+ many the coniectures formed, as6to
her presence in the lonely house 30 fa1
irom home, and in an enemy coun.
try; and finally the mystery was
4 solved by the old thousekeeper, who
divulged it as q secret to a friend o.
u hers, an inveterate gossip, who di
vulged it as q great secret to a friend
ssSof hers. nm inveterate gossip, who
soon made the affair the property o,
re whole neigh orho Cd. y s5S
Rose Cnshman, the daughter Of The
luire q only brother, WAS mother:
child, and had grown to woman.
lkC0d with tout knowing what ii was ia
u e. refused the slightest wish, for she
n h1d always been her fathers idol
had PLANNED ii her early child:
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most intimate friend.
s a,ss Bat such sdeSigna are rarely accom.
shed Az the age Of ninet en- Rpee
s. qnng and gallant 81 ficef IA his
navy, mud lost her d.
frsts sight. The ~ 50 ion q
ated, and not Din ming of my
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